2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WGU are $7,452 a year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at WGU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,473.
WGU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at BYU - I accumulate an average of around $17,371 in student debt.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at BYU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $9,933.
In addition to its great value ranking, BYU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Denver College of Nursing. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, Denver College of Nursing is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Denver College of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $12,367 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Denver College of Nursing take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $36,977. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $390, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend AmeriTech College - Draper. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at AmeriTech College - Draper are $12,999 a year. On average, nursing graduates from AmeriTech College - Draper take out $35,092 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $12,581 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs accumulate an average of around $30,518 in student debt.
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University of Providence came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
University of Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $26,662 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from University of Providence carry an average student debtload of $23,987.
University of Providence did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.
UW undergraduate students pay an average of $16,957 in tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from UW take out $24,451 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Colorado Mountain College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Mountain College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mountain College are $11,484 per year. Nursing majors at Colorado Mountain College take out an average of $23,310 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
With a ranking of #10, Platt College - Aurora did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Aurora, Platt College - Aurora is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Platt College - Aurora are $20,590 a year. Nursing majors at Platt College - Aurora take out an average of $45,190 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 6,496 |
| Utah | 17,535 |
| Idaho | 1,593 |
| Montana | 745 |
| Wyoming | 397 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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